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Method and apparatus for controlling a fixer of a printer

a technology for fixing devices and printers, applied in the field of printers, can solve the problems of improper fixing operation, poor fixing temperature and fixing speed of thick paper and ohp, and no way of correcting paper conditions during printing operation, so as to prevent improper fixing

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-19
S PRINTING SOLUTION CO LTD
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[0039] The present invention provides a method of controlling a fixer of a printer, in which a fixing condition is reset according to a measured type of paper being printed, thereby preventing an improper fixing.

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However, in general, the fixing temperature and fixing speed for thick paper and OHP are inferior to those for other types and sizes of paper.
However, if the paper conditions selected using the printer driver is not correct, the fixing operation is performed improperly.
The drawback of the related art method is that there is no way of correcting the paper conditions during printing operation when the selected paper conditions and actual paper conditions are different.

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[0055] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0056] Embodiments of the present invention are characterized in that paper properties, for example, the size and type of paper are measured during a printing operation and fixing conditions (temperature and speed) of a fixer are set according to measured paper properties.

[0057] The measured paper properties may be compared with paper properties selected from a printer driver and, if the two properties are different, the fixing condition is reset according to the measured paper properties.

[0058]FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a fixer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0059] Referring to FIG. 5, when a printing operation starts, the paper properties, the size and type of the paper, are selected using the printer driver in step S502.

[0060] In step S504, a print engine sets the fixing conditions, the spee...

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Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a fixing condition of a printer according to the size and type of paper to be printed in order to improve print quality. The apparatus and method include setting a fixing condition according to a selected paper property of a printer driver, measuring a resistance of a paper being printed, comparing a paper property corresponding to the measured paper resistance with the selected paper property of the printer driver, and resetting the fixing condition according to the paper property corresponding to the measured paper resistance if the paper property corresponding to the measured paper resistance is different from the selected paper condition of the printer driver.

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PRIORITY [0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(a) of Korean Patent Application No. 2004-55892, filed on Jul. 19, 2004, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a printer having a fixer that adheres a transferred toner image to paper. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a fixing condition of a printer according to the size and type of paper used in order to improve the print quality. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Printers are the most common output devices for printing the results of data processed onto paper in order to check, store, and deliver data from a computer, camera, facsimile and the like. Printers comprise the basic element of multi-functional printers, facsimiles, electronic cash registers, automatic teller...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G03G15/20
CPCG03G2215/00751G03G2215/2045G03G15/2046G03G15/08
Inventor LEE, BEOM-ROJEON, JUN BAE
Owner S PRINTING SOLUTION CO LTD
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